The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-02-26
SUPERIOR. WIS. SATURDAY. FEB. 26, 1857.
Among the bills passed by on,

two of these bells so easily winked at
and tolerated by both citizens and
officers. These terrible dens Of vice
may be driven from our town if the
officers elected for the purpose, but
do their duty in enforcing the law as
they swear to do when they accept
their official trusts.
The New York legislators are
trying to make betting at horse races
respectable by legaliziHg it, a law hav
ing been introduced to that effect.
The betters through jockey clubs will
pay heavy state tax. 1t won't do,
gentlemen, it has been tried on whisky
selling and proved a failure. You
can't legalize crime and thus make it
respectable.
The Bayfield, Press gives timely
advise to the people of its town, which
is not inapplicable to this and other
towns: Let every man remember to
push ahead next season and if you
can't push forward just put your hands
in your pockets, shut your mouth and
say nothing to hinder those engaged
in the good work.
The vacancy in the second con-
gresslonal district of Rhode Island was
filled last Monday by the election of
of G. II. Page (Dem over w. r.
Pierce, (rep.) and A. Chadsey, (pro-
hib.) by the following vote: Page
5,7S1; Pierce, 5,4S6; Chadsey, 1850.
st. Paul saw Minneapolis "ante"
and went her one better" and offers
100000 for the privilege Of build
ing the state a new capitol building.
The state will get cheated then unless
they do better work than they ever
done on the old building.
Minneapolis wants the new cap
tol building located in that city, and
few of her citizens headed by Bill
King, offer to donate ten acres of
ground and 100000 for the build
mg. Can ST. Paul ''see" this and $50
it one bettcr?"
OF the thirty-one murderers ar
rested in San Francisco IN 1886, only
one has been hanged The fact that
even one has been hanged may seem
little stranger until it is explained
that he was Chinaman.
The Louisiana Democrats are
mad at President Cleveland because
they did not all get offices, and to re-
venge themselves they propose to stay
at home in 1888 and let the republic
ans carry the state.
1t is estimated that the beggars
of Rome receive 100000 year in
aims, and that 500 of them are worth
$4,000 to $4,000 each. A Roman
who can make money by begging is
not going to work.
Congressman Bragg thinks our coast
is not very secure, and his bill to ap-
propriate FIVE million dollars for gun
factory, heavy ordinance, torpedoes,
etc. has been agreed to by the mill
tary committee.
The proposition to make inaugur-
alton day April so meets with favor.
1t would make the next inauguration
the centennial of the first and would
come in pleasanter weather than
March f.
"A Washington correspondent re-
marks that Acknowledgement Garland
appears to have about him an ''air of
resignation" The news is too good to
be true.-New York Tribune.
BY a decision of the county court
of st. Louis county, Mo-, the sales of
real estate for taxes made in that
county for twelve years past are all
made null and void.
There is a great many Young
men nowadays who charter ten-dol-
lar livery stable rig when they really
cannot afford to have the nightmare
New York Tribune.
"A new story is out, entitled "a
Hidden Terror" We always thought
some traveller would get around to
write novel on the bed bug.-Bur-
lington Free Press.
Secretary Whitney has cut his
clerks down to thirty minutes for
luncheon, and intimates he is going to
get all the work out of them he can.
The secretary of the national
treasury has issuad a call to bring in
s10,o0O,oOO of the three per cent bonds,
ihe call TO mature April 1st.
Rhode Islanders want their leeis-
iature to settle the car stove business
by making 1t unlawful for company
to use stoves in their cars.
Congressman Glover of st, Louis,
was married last Monday, to Miss c..
A. PatteD, of Washington, ID. c. 1t
was a swell affair.
Miss Nellie Pierce, daughter of
ex-governor Pierce, of Dakota, was
married to w. S. Haight, Wednes-
day last.
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